Entries for September 2017

...Hawaii ranked No. 1 for state with worst infrastructure....

... analysts compared the 150 most populated U.S. cities based on 41 key metrics ....

......Our floor amendment to exclude neighbor islands from the 1% TAT increase received support from four other neighbor island Representatives....

...Ige’s signing of the rail funding bill also allows the Honolulu City Council to approve Bill 45, which extends O‘ahu’s half-percent surcharge to the state general excise tax another three years....

...AMP is the leading domestic maritime industry trade association....

"...Our undocumented students are an integral part of our community...."

This will be another test of the Trump Administration’s willingness to stand-up to the domestic maritime industry....

...The state's economic engine starts on Main Street....

The E Ola Pono campaign encourages youth groups to promote peace, pono and respect at their schools and communities through student–led campaigns....

...We hope you take a moment and reflect on how much America’s entrepreneurial spirit and free market economy have enabled us to prosper and enjoy a standard of living unrivalled in history....

...“Much of the confusion over privacy facilities was driven by a short-lived effort by federal officials to redefine ‘sex’ to mean ‘gender identity’ under Title IX via a ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ to school officials in 2016”....

North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb for its new intercontinental ballistic missile, state media revealed in a special announcement Sunday....

...The TAT, when it was enacted in 1986, was primarily meant to fund the Hawaii Convention Center....

...A copy of the decision, Rachel H. v. Department of Education, State of Hawaii, is attached....

...but it helps generate more 'sea level rise' photos....

...Senators highlighted in YELLOW are up for reelection in 2018.  Only four of them voted for the tax hike....

...There is not a single "designated" blast or fallout shelter in the entire state....

...Medicare patients in Hawaii take fewer opioid painkillers and fewer antibiotics, on average, than those in any other state. Physicians and health policy experts cite demographics and healthier lifestyles as possible reasons why....

...Timson worked at First Hawaiian Bank as vice president while FHB Chairman Don Horner was HART board chair. She organized large groups of screaming union supporters to crash, harass and threaten at public meetings....

...Require the State Auditor to perform a forensic audit to look for fraud, waste, and abuse....

...Hawaii's adult obesity rate is currently 23.8 percent, up from 15.7 percent in 2000 and from 8.9 percent in 1990....

"...An undercover investigation for EnviroWatch highlighted the brutality of dog meat farms in Hawaii...."

...the release of the State of Hawaii’s annual Uniform Crime Report, Crime in Hawaii, 2016....

"One thousand classrooms now have air conditioning, and over 300 more will be complete by the end of September. In addition, hundreds more have been cooled using other heat abatement strategies,” Gov. Ige said....